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Gel Prints to Canvas, with Michelle, is a class that gets you hands on with creating your own colourful painted papers using monoprinting. We will then turn them into this lovely canvas. The class is run at the light-filled Mixed Media Arts Studio, in Mt Waverley (see here for details) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Next Class – call Michelle to organise a date!

Schedule

Arrive and setup from 9:30am
Class starts at 10am
– Introduction to gel printing
– Get hands on and painty, making our painted papers

Break for morning tea (11:15-ish)
– Continue getting painty
– Paint canvas background

Break for lunch (12:30-ish)
– The cutting circles and shapes
– Bringing it together onto the canvas

Break for afternoon tea (2:45-ish)
– Adding shadows and highlights
– Including feature / text
– Show and celebrate
– Pack up and finish by 4:00pm

Included in Class

• Over 6 hours of arty tuition
• 10″ x 12″ canvas
• All of your gel printing questions answered
• Access to Studios supply of paints, found objects, stencils and foam stamps
• Tea & coffee and morning & afternoon teas to delight

Supplies to Bring

– Gel printing plate; prefer 8”x10” Gel Press or Gelli Arts brands
** NOTE: if you don’t have a gel plate to bring, please call Michelle on
0448 417 400 to discuss options**
– Brayer
– Selection of Paints; suggest 4 to 5 in similar colour range (all warms or all cools) plus a white or off-white
– Impression making tools, including:
* stencils
* stamps with bold images
* sequen scrap
* leaves
– Paper to print onto, minumim of 10 sheets, including a range of:
* A4 office paper
* printed ephemera
* scrapbooking papers
* tags
– Gel medium or equivalent adhesive for collate
– Paint brushes; various sizes, 3 or 4 
– Paint palette
– Paper towel
– water soluble pencils or crayons
in black and white
– Apron or clothes to get painty

Plus, bring your own lunch.
Morning and afternoon teas are included.

Plus the MMA Studio store will be open if there is something you need!

If you have any questions about the Gel Prints to Canvas class, please give Michelle a call on 0448 417 400

Sign up now!

$110 AUD

… Class limited to 6 places

NOTE: please include your preferred email address in the Sellers Instructions section of the check out.
This will help our admin team send out a reminder, plus directions of finding the Studio.

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